James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Old Boston police booking photos show James “Whitey” Bulger after an arrest in 1953. (Boston Police Department / Boston Globe)
In this courtroom sketch, prosecutor Fred Wyshak, standing, speaks during closing arguments in the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger, right, at U.S. District Court, in Boston on Aug. 5, 2013. A federal prosecutor summed up the government’s case by calling Bulger “one of the most vicious, violent and calculating criminals ever to walk the streets of Boston,” and urged the jury to convict him of charges that include 19 killings committed during the 1970s and ‘80s. (Jane Flavell Collins / Associated Press)
This undated surveillance photo released July 8, 2013, by the U.S. Attorney’s office at federal court in Boston shows James “Whitey” Bulger, left, with his former right hand man, Kevin Weeks. Weeks took the witness stand at Bulger’s racketeering trial and described a double slaying, multiple extortions and drug dealing. (Associated Press)
This undated black and white photo released by the U.S. Attorney’s office and presented as evidence June 19, 2013, during the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger in U.S. District Court in Boston, shows a crime scene where a victim was shot to death in a telephone booth. Bulger, the reputed former head of the mostly Irish American Winter Hill Gang based in south Boston, is accused of playing a role in 19 killings during the 1970s and ‘80s. (Associated Press)
This undated black and white photo filed in federal court documents in Boston by defense attorneys for James “Whitey” Bulger on July 31, 2013, shows Bulger in an unknown location. The photo was among several that showed a softer side of Bulger, which prosecutors complained were an attempt to salvage his reputation. Bulger, 83, is charged in a racketeering indictment with playing a role in 19 killings and multiple extortions during the 1970s and ‘80s when he allegedly led the Winter Hill Gang. (Associated Press)
This undated photo filed in federal court documents in Boston by defense attorneys for James “Whitey” Bulger on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, shows Bulger with an unidentified woman holding birds in an unknown location. (Associated Press)
This undated photo filed in federal court documents in Boston by defense attorneys for James “Whitey” Bulger on July 31, 2013, shows Bulger in an unknown location. (Associated Press)
This undated photo filed in federal court documents in Boston by defense attorneys for James “Whitey” Bulger on July 31, 2013, shows Bulger with holding a goat in an unknown location. (Associated Press)
A courtroom sketch depicts James “Whitey” Bulger, center, during a pretrial conference June 3 before U.S. District Judge Denise Casper in Boston. Bulger is flanked by his attorneys Henry Brennan, left, and J.W. Carney Jr. (Jane Flavell Collins / Associated Press)
Boston mobster and fugitive James “Whitey” Bulger worked as an
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Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, 81, in a booking photo after his arrest Wednesday night in Santa Monica. He had been on the run since 1994.
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Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger and Catherine Elizabeth Greig in custody. (WCVB-TV)
Bulger, an alleged Boston mobster, was wanted in connection with 19 homicides in addition to numerous other charges. He fled authorities more than 16 years ago. (FBI)
Bulger, an alleged Boston mobster, was wanted in connection with 19 homicides in addition to numerous other charges. He fled authorities more than 16 years ago. (FBI)
Bulger, an alleged Boston mobster, was wanted in connection with 19 homicides in addition to numerous other charges. He fled authorities more than 16 years ago. (FBI)
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Law enforcement officials enter the Princess Eugenia Apartments in Santa Monica, where mob boss Whitey Bulger lived (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The mailbox for Apartment 303, where James “Whitey” Bulger and his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, lived under the names of Charles and Carol Gasko. (Gabriel Bouys / AFP/Getty Images)
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Bob Bernard photographs Bulger’s apartment, where the
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The lobby of the apartment building in Santa Monica.
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Catherine Elizabeth Greig and James “Whitey” Bulger are shown in an image from an
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A 1995 file photo of fugitive mobster James “Whitey” Bulger.
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James “Whitey” Bulger has been linked to 21 murders. For years, he was an
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